Course Description
This Party Planning course is a helpful tool for you to learn what you need to know to get started in one of today's most popular and lucrative businesses. For those who enjoy creating the life of the party, this course takes you through setting up and running a business, finding clients and planning everything from social events to major corporate events.
Using easy to follow language, this Party Planning course takes you through developing a theme, arranging entertainment, estimating start-up costs and completing a marketing analysis for your business. You'll learn to work with and search out the best photographers, entertainers and performers, caterers, and other vendors who can make or break a party planner's career. You'll understand how to think out of the box and how to gain knowledge of the latest trends in party décor, cocktails and food.
- Completely Online
- Self-Paced
- Printable Lessons
- Full HD Video
- 6 Months to Complete
- 24/7 Availability
- Start Anytime
- PC & Mac Compatible
- Android & iOS Friendly
- Accredited CEUs
Learning Outcomes
- Define what a party planner does.
- Describe the basics of the party planning business.
- Describe how to build a business base.
- Summarize how to make a profit.
- Describe marketing services and tracking spending.
- Describe legal issues.
- Describe party planning for social events versus corporate events.
- Describe party planning for children's birthday parties and venues.
- Describe party planning for the food and beverages.
- Define party decor.
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
Assessment Guide
| Assessment | Points |
|---|---|
| An Introduction | 5 points |
| Lesson 1 Assignment | 20 points |
| Lesson 1: Is Party Planning For You? | 7 points |
| Lesson 2 Assignment | 20 points |
| Lesson 2: Basics of the Party Planing Business | 9 points |
| Lesson 3 Assignment | 20 points |
| Lesson 3: Build Your Business Base | 10 points |
| Lesson 4 Assignment | 20 points |
| Lesson 4: Show Me The Profit! | 9 points |
| Lesson 5 Assignment | 20 points |
| Lesson 5: Marketing Your Services Tracking Your Spending | 10 points |
| Lesson 6 Assignment A | 20 points |
| Lesson 6 Assignment B | 20 points |
| Lesson 6: Every Party Planner Needs a Team | 9 points |
| Lesson 7 Assignment | 25 points |
| Lesson 7: Legal Issues to Ponder | 10 points |
| Lesson 8 Assignment | 25 points |
| Lesson 8: Tapping into Social Events | 9 points |
| Lesson 9 Assignment | 20 points |
| Lesson 9: Equipment and Inventory | 6 points |
| Lesson 10 Assignment | 25 points |
| Lesson 10: Corporate Events | 9 points |
| Lesson 11 Assignment | 25 points |
| Lesson 11: Children's Birthday Parties and Venues | 10 points |
| Lesson 12 Assignment | 25 points |
| Lesson 12: Planning The Food and Beverages | 9 points |
| Lesson 13 Assignment | 25 points |
| Lesson 13: Party Decor | 8 points |
| Lesson 14 Assignment | 25 points |
| Lesson 14: Formulas for Success | 9 points |
| New Things | 100 points |
| Lesson 15: Education, Training and Evaluations | 9 points |
| The Final Exam | 94 points |
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